Any new producer starting up is to get investors' confidence. Investors are still very very wary of anything to do with the arts world.

The dichotomy between art and industry is totally dysfunctional in terms of film.

They will open up to what I would call corporate broadcastings where the non-commercial material will have air time. There's no possibility of that here right now, none.

Most independent filmmakers in Britain and North America work for commercial crews and then have their own projects when they've got enough money saved up to do so.

We are here predominantly to support independent filmmakers and their needs. We are also here to assist people actually in their production, non-commercial people in their production.

The British needlewoman follows blindly where the merchant leads.

The more commercial work that is happening, the more people are operating cameras and are setting up studio lights, the greater the opportunity for drama production to happen.

You have always had individual directors who begin in the advertising or commercial world, but they are probably exceptions rather than the traditional pattern.

All the arts are predominantly national, and therefore the Australian Film Commission should be funding us. The battle gets more and more vicious each year.

Build into each budget the cost of hiring and don't lump yourself with capital investment.

The State Film Authority will be there for film as industry only, as is the case in all the other states, except Victoria. Victoria is moving more now into supporting non-commercial films.

The dawn of beauty always comes after night.

The real dance is within; it is within your mind. Everything is inside your mind. God is inside your mind.

The only thing God didn't do to Job was give him a computer.

That is ever the way. Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse.

People said to me, "You know, when you record a special, you're going to regret it. The one thing you'll regret because you're a comic is you'll think of better tags."

It's amazing how harmless the world can sometimes seem.

Some want prayer in school, some want condoms. Printing prayers on condoms satisfies nobody.

Kofi Annan's kangaroo court [is] a clear and present danger to the war on terror and to Americans fighting it all over the world.

A dog is like a liberal. He wants to please everybody. A cat really doesn't need to know that everybody loves him.

I don't think you make a choice to be an artist. There was no decision for me. I've been expressing myself this way since I can remember.